Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell (7 October 1959-) was an English reality television judge and producer. He was a prominent Conservative Party supporter.

Biography
Simon Cowell was born in Lambeth, London, England on 7 October 1959, the son of a father of Polish-Jewish descent and a Christian English mother. He attended Dover College and Windsor Technical College, studying sociology, and he worked for EMI Music Publishing before forming E&S Music during the early 1980s. Cowell became the principal founder and chief executive of the British entertainment company Syco, and he signed successful boybands such as Westlife, One Direction, and CNCO. He also became a judge on Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, and American Idol, and he was known for his blunt and controversial comments (making insults and wisecracks about the contestants and their singing abilities). In 2010, he came out in support of Conservative Party leader David Cameron, saying that he had "the substance and stomach" to navigate the British people through difficult times.